PDP governors bought guns for thugs —Atiku

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Saturday said he cautioned some Peoples Democratic Party governors against arming the youth for the purpose of winning elections.

Atiku while speaking in an interview on the Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation monitored in Kaduna on Saturday said his advice was not heeded.

He also said he would not leave the ruling PDP despite the unfair treatment meted to him.

Atiku said he would rather remain in the party and fight the injustice being perpetrated by the leadership of the party.

He said the series of restrictions imposed on him by the party was because the party chieftains were afraid of him and his opposition to illegalities in the party.

When asked whether he would contest for the presidency in 2015, Atiku replied that 2015 was too far for him to decide.

Speaking on how he cautioned some state governors against buying arms and ammunition for the youth, Atiku said, “During our time when there was such crisis in Yobe, you saw how we tackled it. First of all, we sent undercover agents who mixed up with the insurgents and understood their modus operandi. When the report was brought to us, we then sent security agents who rounded up the enclave, arrested some of them and killed those that had to be killed.

“When we formed the PDP and candidates emerged, the governors earmarked huge amounts of money to buy arms for youth groups so as to use them in winning thte election.

“I met and told them that if they used them and after winning the election, they fail to provide them with jobs, they will rise against the people in their states. These are the youths who later turned into the Niger Delta militants you’ve been hearing about. Also, a similar thing happened in the North, I met a governor and told him that these youths you assembled and called ECOMOG will become dangerous later and that was what eventually happened. I spoke to all these governors, I alerted all of them.”

He, added that the proposed amnesty for Boko Haram was a good initiative, adding that, “Ours is just to advise the government. But there is no advice that the elders have not given the government. Look at the Lemu Committee report, the government did nothing about it.”

On why the PDP could not resolve the disagreements between him and the chairman of the party, Atiku said, “We are all working together now, it is only the governor (Murtala Nyako) that we are not working with. He feels because he is in power, he can do whatever he likes. But when you are in power and you decide not to be just, you will definitely see what you don’t like.”

Atiku said it was unfortunate that the ruling party was enmeshed in crisis, adding that, “This crisis is certainly not good and it will be nice to sit down and resolve it. Such misunderstanding shouldn’t have come about at all.

“Both sides are to be blamed. The governors have separated themselves and maintain that it is only what they want that they will do in their states, the President is saying it is not so. The way out is to come back, sit down and resolve the issues.”

Speaking on a paper he delivered in Geneva, the former vice-president noted that there was no difference between democracy in Nigeria and military rule.

He said, “After the military handed over power, the majority of those that took over power from them were ex-military men. When they took over, instead of running affairs as in a democracy, they resorted to running affairs as if it were in a military regime. Whoever did not like what they wanted was blacklisted. That is not right.

“So, that was the shape Nigerian democracy took afterward. Sadly, the politicians who are not ex-military inherited that attitude. They thought such attitude would benefit them and continued with it. Unless we desist from that kind of attitude, do away with dishonesty and injustice in the party and in government, progress will elude us.”

In other words, late Azazi was right! BH is a PDP baby that outgrew its parents and now wants to consume it.

As our elders would say, when you dig a hole…..!

ogbeni naija

@Kay Soyemi why did you think they tactically killed? leave them they will fight themselves to scorn & pursue themselves to death with those weapons.REMEMBER THAT OYINLOLA PROCURED HIRED & ARMED FAKE MILITARY & POLICE TO KILL EKITI PEOPLE DURING EKITI ELECTION JUST CLINCH POWER FOR PDP.ASK ME WHER EIS OYINLOLA TODAY? KEEP LOOKING, THEY WILL KILL THEMSELVES WITH THEIR WEAPONS.

king john

MIMIKO OUST AGAGU WITH TUGS,,,

http://www.facebook.com/asiwaju.oluwaseun Lanre Oluwaseun Asiwaju

Both of them used thugs. However, the people of Ondo State wanted Agagu out

king john

I saw it with my naked eyes,,if not military intervention at igbokoda,igbekebo ode aye etc,,many life would have been lost,,as the labor party tugs went on rampage,,shooting sporadically to scare people from voting,,

Kay Soyemi (Esq.)

Ogbeni Naija,

True talk!

HumHum

Reference to Late Azazi , Atiku and GEJ comment about BH , i now decided to call all PDP members BH .

But what is our crime for giving these people chance to rule us ?

Insight Man

It is not our vote that put them in power. The PDP rigged their way to rule us. That is the the masses are respected or cared for. It is only God that can deliver us from them. They have computerised system of rigging.

raiders

Nigerians did not elect them there, they imposed themselves on us with the help of their thugs and the security agents

Kai

No crime bro, and these people are not from space they are Nigerians just like u, don’t call them people, I think if we should sustain democracy, we all should make it work, fight for it, send our children to study law and political science courses. These leaders will not tell you this thrust, how can you head or lead a sector you never went to school for, you never study a political science, not a lawyer, just b,cos you say you have passion for helping people you will allow them to come into power and when they do come into power they will turn to there families.

cleanbreak

But knowing all these, why hasn’t been so convenient to keep blaming Muhamadu Buhari for what is clearly the sins of PDP? And why are so many Nigerians so gullible to believe the lie all along and keep hounding the innocent man? There is nobody that doesn’t know that both the Niger Delta MEND and Boko Haram are products of the PDP. But most Nigerians will rather go chasing shadows, keep deceiving themselves and everybody else than call a spade by its real name. Let’s keep running round in circles while the PDP continues to loot the nation dry.

http://twitter.com/AnfieldHigh Yala Vyle

Is Buhari not a part of the same ilk that has run the nation aground ,overthrowing a democratically elected government (people like Buhari should be behind bars)

Some people don’t even know that Buhari didn’t participate in the coup that ousted Shagari, he was invited to head the government after the coup was successful.

mike wisdom

He would have refuse to be the head of state or better still resign from the military.

eddy

If na u u go reject am not to talk of resign??? Hippo!

Owerri

That had invariably made him an accomplice. If David West/North who only received wrist watch and a cup of tea was adjudged to have compromised himself on NNPC fund and a DG in Imo state was impeached for receiving a seaman Schnapps from a foreign contractor , Buhari should have being in jail by now if the nation was made to have a respectable Law.

eddy

And if the nation was made to have a respectable law where do u think the Govs who bought this fire arms would be?

omoibile

In jail too! Do not try to exonerate Buhari, he is part of the problem not the solution!

http://www.facebook.com/idrees.ukashat Idrees Ukashat

E WAS CALLED UPON AND GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT – WHICH HE ACTUALLY STARTED – AND YOU DAFT IS SAYING HE SHOULD HAVE…HE SHOULD HAVE…!!

lonely nigerian

And he accepted. what does that make him?

MaryHill

Irresponsible democratically elected govt is no govt.Try to understand that.A well intentioned military is better than a looting “self rigged to power” govt

Owerri

The worst civilian govt is far better off than any good military junta truly confirmed by UN.

Esther

Thank you my brother I support you.

Kay Soyemi (Esq.)

Owerri,

So says the white man!

The taste of the pudding is in the eating!!

As for me, if I can go out to earn my daily bread in comfort and safety, come back home to rest and relax safely with my family, go to bed and be able to shut my two eyes firmly in sleep and have other dreams and aspirations, then I am not going to be worried if the people who guarantees these wear babanriga, resource control hats, agbada, wrapper or jackboots!!!

I simply want my dignity as a human being and I don’t tbhink it is too much for Nigerians to aspire to, rich or poor.

omoibile

The economics of Abacha was better than ALL the civilian governments so far!

http://www.facebook.com/idrees.ukashat Idrees Ukashat

AND WHAT HAVE YOU TO SAY ABOUT THE RAWLINGS (GHANAIN) EXPERIENCE!!!???

slykoko

Truly, you are “Yala”! You dont even know what you are saying. If you don’t know what to say, you had better keep shut next time. I don’t even know what this great man has done to your likes! Get it to your brain right now……..If we want Nigeria to move forward, Buhari should be voted as the new President.

Virus da christ

You mean a democratic corrupt elected government? Just like the current badluck regime… If this regime is overthrown, i wil rrejoice.

eddy

He did that cos we had people like DUMBO JOE there then. U know, the chop make I chop kind of people… Those who can to power through accident, e.g. The Shoeless Fisherman.

Tafida

No, it is your father who should be behind bar.

http://www.facebook.com/okoli.sundaypatrick1 Okoli Sunday Patrick

I hope by now BH would ve exhausted the bullets given to them by PDP govs? Who supplies the explosives and and firearms they are using now. Our attention cannot be distracted at this point in time.
We know they are trying to exonerate themselves so as to be able to beg for vote come 2015,but the gate has been closed against them. Not even gatecrashing wld help.
Unfortunately,we know all the faces of BH sponsors. U are tired of sponsoring?u chose to beg for their amnesty? Amnesty wl be granted on one condition; all sponsors shall queue alongside their boys and receive the amnesty.
We can’t be fools anylonger

omoibile

How do you know that come 2015 they will not fool us again?

http://www.facebook.com/sowokoniran Shola Owokoniran

This is just one problem.Another issue is the fact that Nigerians recycle their leaders like Premier League Coaches.You have the same CLOWNS that have ruled or served in one part of government leading you.When are you going to get some young intelligent individuals with character and integrity to lead the country.

jama

u said it all mr cleanbreak,other Words naija metality

gilbert nelson

WE ARE WAITING FOR PDP MAN…METU TO SPEAK AND ABATI….

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omoibile

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No apology, he’s alright, why did he not speak this truth, he was also shielding PDP, we don’t want all off them, they should pack up and leave nigeria, lets push out PDP,CPC,APC whatsoever, we need true democracy, you are not qualified to take any position in nigeria if you are not a poll science, lawyer or history student.

Apology

Apology to Buhari for my misconception about him with regard to BH .

It is now i know the root of our security problem in Nigeria .

Apology once again to GMB.

paul

Atiku would be consume by the northerner army boko haram we are looking to see how they resolve their own problem

http://www.facebook.com/idrees.ukashat Idrees Ukashat

ARE YOU LITERATE AT ALL. YOU CALL IT “THEIR PROBLEM” WHEREAS IT WAS ALL ABOUT THE PDP FORCING THEMSELVES OVER THE NIGERIAN MASSES.

odinaka Onyema

isn’t it amazing how people who were once in PDP but left because they couldn’t get their hands on the power they seek turn to realize that PDP is corrupt?. I keep watching, but the truth is come 2015, Nigeria know better than they ever knew.

CORNERSTONE

I dey laugh o o o o

Lola Ajilore

Thank God Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has confirmed what someone like me has been
saying that Boko Haram is NOT a religion group. BH was created by PDP to win
election by force. They were trained and provided arms and ammunitions not only
by Governors, but by Representatives and Senators. The idea of providing guns
to thugs by PDP was nationwide including South-West State where a former House of
Representative recruited youths and provided them with dangerous weapons, instead of providing the innocent youth with jobs, they turn them to armed robbers and killers.

king john

Are you a politician?and if you are,,How much were you paid to back up Atiku unwarranted interview?

fakoo

You are a slave john.No rational king will think like you

king john

I have no regret to any of my post,,even in the condition of worst degree,,And let me tell you,,rendering abusive words against individual opinions can not help matters on this forum,and this shows the level of your understanding ,,it was a question that I asked him,,

john

What is wrong with king john post or you just want to abuse him for posting his mind,,

Frank

Slave John you think with your anus,Atiku is a high ranking member of the PDP and a former Vice President of this country,who else is better qualify to make a weighty revelation of this nature,or are you one of those exposed by His revelation?from Niger Delta Militants-Boko Haram PDP created them all,may Gen Azazi rest in perfect peace.

king john

BUT, IS IT WHY YOU ARE RAGING,,?

Frank

I’m disappointed that in this country we keep leaving the message to attack the messenger,whereas revelations of this nature helps all of us to identify the CAUSES of our woes as a nation,so we can know where and how to address the EFFECTS,I’m not a promoter of a Corrupt Atiku,but if one thief comes out to confess in the open,the content of Atiku’s confession should not be discredited because he is one of them,at least for confessing he is closer to repentance than the other thieves.

king john

THANK YOU FRANK,,

Kai

Frank, I want us to use this media as a change for positive force, to liberate nigeria, let vote a chairman in this forum. Area thinking like me? Lets focus on positivity towards naija not fighting each other.

Second Thought

Outside of “advising” what did Atiku do against a clear criminal project that would truncate in the short term, deny the electorate its right to elect leaders of their choice and in the long term truncate democracy and destroy the nation? It was convinient for him so he tolerated it and only “advised.”

I believe he did not realise the turn of events that made his ambitions history would happen so early. Even now I still believe Atiku is the only credible Nigerian leader that can come from the north, but I’m roundly disappointed he acknowledges he could accommodate a blatant rape of our collective will and rights.

In the Bible, king Saul lost his crown to listening to people instead of God. Is Atiku Nigeria’s modern day Saul?

Ambrose

You must be an ‘Ode’ How come they have almost wiped out churches from the north? Or you did not notice that the “attack on Emir” was organised? Or how come they waited for him to change driver before leaving the scene of “attack”? The northern politicians are ruthless. There is no level they can not descend to make a point….no matter how filthy. You must be on their payroll!!!

Kai

These armed rubbers are fools, they should shot theses senior thugs, they the political thugs with these weapons, they are big fools, why going for the people that never though them hoe to operate those guns. We have the police force, why and they are crying for equipment to fight crimes but they turn deft ear so these thugs could poses better weapon than they d police. These weapons should b used on them.

kings

sorry…………ooooo

hytat

BH WAS GIVEN BIRTH BY PDP. Gen Azazi(RIP) said its a pdp affair. everybody said he s wrong, its clearly shown now that pdp is not a party to vote for in 2015. i shall try another party.

king john

It was not born by PDP,All the political parties in their effort to oust every available opponents,acquired weapons to subdue their opponents,All the parties are involved in this mess,,

eddy

Let me ask u a question… All the political killings going on, whhich one have u heard linked to the opposition party?

I am not saying that they do not have their bad eggs, but the party called PDP and its members are responsible for at least 99 per cent of the political killings in this country.

As u can see they have lost control of what they start and it will consume them.

sylv

Have u forgotten the Bornu State(ANPP) BH saga

king john

Tell him,,as he may not know what has been going on since within the political setting in Nigeria,,,if not, he wouldn’t have join the opposition,

king john

It will not consume them,,but the people using boko haram as a weapon,,and let me ask you this question,,which of the political parties is ruling Borno and yobe states?

Kai

You all like a kid eddy, who are PDP? who formed PDP? When was d last time you check on history on these punks, there all formed PDP, head PDP, that is where they all started from, it is in their system, their constitution is what they rule with, not Nigeria on their mind. Not PDP does not favoured them, the same constitution they’ve been ruling with. Local Terrorism happened in the US before but they forth it with time, google the black stone crisis in America. PDP is Nigeria, Nigerians are PDP, good and bad missed together. A new party will soon be criticised by Nigerian for corruptions before they even get into power if they are not already acing trails sooner or later you will hear.

Kai

Yeah, yeah, try not PDP, APC, you can form one to fuck these people out of govmnt

http://twitter.com/Gao2301 GO

This confirmed all my suspicions about the modern day PDP and Nigeria security crisis. In other words, PDP gave birth to Boko Haram, armed the organization to the teeth and used it to rigged and manipulated election in the North. Now, we wonder why they are so potent and deadly. This interview also validated my skepticism on mission of Boko-Haram, which many believed is religiously driven.

One can only imagine the amount of weapons imported into the country by the so called PDP leadership to ensure their election into office is well secured. When late Azazi said PDP was responsible for insecurity in the country, he was telling the truth. PDP must pay for their action.

Nigeria has crossed the Rubicon and there is no going back now. The northern PDP leadership not only make a strategic blunder by this action, but the entire region will now be under U.S drone surveillance in perpetuity. Assuming there is actionable intelligence in the future that link AQIM with Boko-Haram in the North, there is bound to be a drone strike in Nigeria. All the Northern governors and leadership that participated in arming Boko-Haram have managed to set their region back by 25 years.

Ayoefa

well said.

ogbeni naija

It seems this atiku is insane or he is running mad, is he not part of them? why is he now talking he should say “we the dpd big shots are arming the thugs”

BlamePDP

let agree that PDP(north) acquired and armed the youths and Atiku knew about this then the questions are

1. Why didn’t the govt of the day(Atiku’s/OBJ) do anything about
2. Who are these Governors and where are they now
3. Why is it now that Atiku deems right to tell Nigerians.

My people make una forget PDP or Opposition, as far as the north is concerned they know no ruling party or opposition.

I believe that the North had planned a long time ago what is happening now, from the utterances of Ango Ibrahim, Lawal Kaita, Adamu Ciroma and Atiku himself, Modiu sheriff that governor Borno state was an ANPP Governor has been accused of setting up ECOMOG and supporting Boko Haram, before BH blew out proportion.
The North, whether in PDP or opposition are working in tandem to make
NIgeria ungovernable by putting into action what they promised that
should the North(not PDP or CPC or ACN) not get the presidency of
Nigeria, please note “the North”, they don’t care which party as long as
it is a northern person that is in power.

Atiku and those in know that kept quiet and refused to nip the problem in the bud laid that foundation for the trouble we are in today, yet they want to place it at Jonathan’s footstep,

The motive of Atiku on the revelation is to give the impression that BOKO HARAM and PDP is connected(which may be true) but the ultimate aim is to discredit GEJ and his 2015 ambition .

king john

In the first place ATIKU,,why must your PDP governors opted for arms and you kept quiet?this is unacceptable and the same time berated information,,you exposed what you would have averted to tarnish the image of PDP,,As good citizen and Nigerian number 2,,Are you suppose to conduct election with arms?,when we have the security agents that are responsible for safe guiding life and properties in the country,,For PDP withdraw his membership card,,A kingdom that worked against itself shall never stand,,just kick out completely,,,

Victor

So Atiku authorized extra judicial killing, may the world see who you are “When the report was brought to us, we then sent security agents who
rounded up the enclave, arrested some of them and killed those that had
to be killed.”

king john

That is why,I suggest he should be arrested,,as a former leader of PDP,,he should be held responsible for this and charged for crime against humanity,,

KLasNksquare

so CIA, Mossad etc that are armed with sophisticated weapons use such weapons to play golf abi? When US sends undercover agents, do they announce how many are killed? Osama was killed because he had to be killed. US did not wait for a court to find him guilty.

Ayoefa

I guess it is now clear who crated this menace called Boko Haram and MEND. PDP governors are responsible according to Atiku.

Lost in this article is what I have been clamoring for; you have to infiltrate Boko Haram with intelligence officers. You have to destroy them from within not by killing innocent civilians. The easiest way to destroy an insurgency is by knowing there modus operand and use it against them. Brute force alone has never worked and will never worked.
I’m sure that the money meant for intelligence gathering and training has been pocked by the greedy politicians and Army crooks.

king john

That means he can be able to give account of the boko harams,,

Ayoefa

He just did, he told us how we came about Boko Haram and MEND. According to him, these were creations of PDP governors.
Azazi said the same thing….Go figure

king john

Then let those involve be prosecuted,hence some one who knew boko haram like ATIKU has spoken out,,

Ife

Ex Governor Peter Odili bought the guns and organized the thugs that later transformed to the Niger Delta terrorist. Same happened in the North under Modu Sherif.

Ade

Oh No how can you say that, just wait n see how the mumu hypocrites blinded sided by religion will continue to tell us BokoH is religion N not about pdp political disaster . I’ve always say it with others that knew bokoharam is A Polical and birth child of Pdp

ademola

my friend if it is political why are they attacking mostly christians they may have been used as thugs but bcos they have nothing more to do they turn them against christians bcos their fulani brother is not on top so it is still political and religious get it right the fulani muslims hate a christian leader and will do everything to hack him down what are they going to tell the ibos that they massacared for nothing it is bcos your are a yoruba man you dont know the suffering of the ibos in the hand of this insurgents

http://www.facebook.com/abidemi.dosunmu Abidemi Dosunmu

Let us for once leave religion out of our discourse. If you claim that those guys up North despise a Christian leader, what about Obasanjo? I want to believe he is a Christian? I think inherent in Atiku’s submission is a solution to this menace called BH and Infact any insurgent group. He opined that they (his government) sent in a kind of a spy to study the modus operandi of the insurgents of his time and later dealt with them in their own way (whether right or wrong) but the fact is that those insurgents were never again heard of. So am wondering, why can’t this present government take a cue from that and find a way of infiltrating this groups? Not all advise is criticism.
May God help us
I am a Muslim and I find it inhuman taking an innocent soul. It is outrageous and unacceptable to Islam! Pls government, take ANY action that will completely eradicate this evil insurgents.

http://www.facebook.com/idrees.ukashat Idrees Ukashat

MY BROTHER, THEY WANT YOU TO SEE IT THAT WAY- A RELIGIOUS STUFF- AND THAT’S SIMPLY THE REASON THEY ARE ASKED TO ATTACK CHURCHES MOSTLY.
THEY’E ALS ATTACKED MUSLIMS A LOT OF RECENT, INCLUDING BIG PERSONALITIES IN THE NORTH.

Water No Get Enemy

Atiku should name the PDP governors that armed their thugs to win elections,if not,he should permanently shut up his mouth after all he was an accomplice in the crime.(conspiracy before & after the fact).

Ife

If he name the said Governors, who will arrest them? U or the zombie police? U don’t ask someone to shut his mouth ok.

Ayoefa

Nothing will happen to them. In fact they will be selected to run for higher offices. Lawless country ruled by lawless leaders.

Kai

Nope something will happen ohhhh, keep protesting ohh, thank God for save naija group and the rest of them, until we realised the naija that we want, I might not e in this generation but we most take her to that destination . Peace out.

owhonka kelvin ogoloma

he should name them or keep shut ,nigerians are good at blanket blackmail of their nation and institutions .because in that case no body will sue them but at a closer look you will see that they are hand in glove in the so mentioned allegation. farouk lawan ,dino melaye, buhari, tinubu, obasanjo,el rufai,amechi,babangida aliyu, and more. Atiku should name names or shut up simple

Richy

Tell me who is going to arrest and prosecute them even if he name names….Forget about names my bro.

http://www.facebook.com/okoli.sundaypatrick1 Okoli Sunday Patrick

Let him name them atleast for our ears and record purposes

adedayo

He is an accomplice now I, we keep saying America, America, somebody saw a boat and suspected something wrong, he did not conceal it, Atiku, a man who claims to love and deserve to rule Nigeria, knows those that armed the BH and he has concealed it all this while, just to come out to release a veiled statement that will make PDP become more odious to the people and then move to APC to reap the gains. What kind of leaders do we have in this country? what kind of followers who will always follow blindly because of party affiliation, religion or ethnic affiliation. What an elder, who knows that snakes are in the house, but insulates himself agains snake bites, keeps mum over it and watch his children get bitten by snakes one after the order. Atiku we know you, are preparing your way back to ACN(APC). The only project you have for Nigeria, is to be the President.

Kai

We will not forget about names, that is how they rule you, we will arrest them, protest to hose of assemblies and demand for thier arrest, you can bring that change for your unborn children to be called Nigerians. Peace out.

Tobibs

Shut it silly

Gambo

Atiku is our number one problem. How can an elder talk without mentioning the people he advised? He bought guns and gave people to fight for him to become president and now the people he gave guns are using it against the Nigerian people. I have never seen where somebody must insist he would serve the people and the people insist that they do not want him to serve them and he refused to listen. Atiku we do not want you to serve us because you are problem. We are where we are today because of you. We do not want you to serve us please. You do not need to be president to solve problems in your state. You alone is richer than your state. gather the unemployed youths in your place and offer them jobs.

Tobibs

Stupid ingrate…has he not done something good with the little insight he provided? If it was loud mouth like you, you probably would have chickened out from saying anything at all.

You mean the same PDP Governors who gave you the solid support to challenge your boss OBJ at your second tenure nomination? Now we know that the problem with Nigeria is the PDP which you have sworn not to leave. It also shows us how patriotic you are, because you knew when the security of this country was threatened and as the second most powerful citizen of Nigeria you stopped at only giving them advice. My sincere advice to you is not to clutter the political space in trying to run for any office again.

Duru Chidiebere

shame on u Atiku . u where VP and know that and your government did nothing brag them to book and u hv the got to tells us now to do what ? shame on u all

I disagree with you. from AD to ACN, their leaders are not know to arm youth with guns. Only PDP leaders in the SouthWest are known for such. eg. Omisore, Oyinlola (Osun) , Ayo Arise (Ekiti), Akala and Adedibu (Oyo), Obanikoro (Lagos), Gbenga Daniel (Ogun), Agagu (Ondo) etc. It is now over to you to name AD/ACN leaders that are in the league of the above mentioned gun runners.

This is evidence to show that PDP is not party, but a group of cults, killers, and scallywags. God don’t watch Nigeria to be continuing like this, but come quickly to rain brimstone and fire upon the evil politicians and all the enemy of Nigeria.

fine boy

Why are guys condemning PDP i thought you all said it is the best party for Nigeria. hahaahaa..

Kunle Orafidiya

Mr. PUNCH journalist, note that “meted” must compulsorily be accompanied by “out”. Thus it ought to be ” treatment meted out to………….
Na ji?.

jman

PDP = Boko Haram … any doubt?

Tope

And late General Andrew Azazi mentioned this last year. Nigeria politics is very undemocratic

That is why BokoHaram had been in existence and armed even before Jonna became president. It’s always sad when you folks from SS wraps everything on hatred for Jonna rather than his incompetence.Was Obj a Northerner or didn’t he dealt with them as a C-inC when Sharia started from zanfara, similarly handle the Odi his way(right or wrong) a leader must be deceidful not sit N whine and blame it on everyone but himself…Jonna is a Colossal Failure SMART

Edwin Clark hater

And you call your self SMART rubbish!!!

eyobaba

Why did the infidel not come out during obj, s terms, the main issue is even though you have made a valid point you have to look at the mentality of the average northern who believe in ruling and not to break ruled, and Jonathan is a better ruler than all northern rulers put together, atiku should be bold enough yo name those he advised cos am aware that he commissioned a non existing project in rivers state initiated by a very unpopular governor who not only armed these thugs but also dined with them, that’s why he is bidding out in Abuja far from Niger delta so as to be in a safe territory, the truth commission did not answer these questions because oputa bluntly refused to entertain that aspect

Hamzat

I believe it’s time to change PDP out of Aso Rock Villa and replace the occupancy with a young visionary man who care about moving Nigeria forward and that man is Mr. OLu James Omosule for President of Nigeria 2015. Join the movement for change today at www omosuleforpresident com and get all your friends involve. God bless Nigeria.

king john

IF THAT IS GOD WISH TO NIGERIAN,,MAY IT COME TO PASS IN JESUS NAME AMEN,,,

owhonka kelvin ogoloma

TINUBU WON AND CONTROLLS LAGOS WITH THUGS,OBASANJO COMMISSIONED THUGGERY, ODILLI WAS ITS GODFATHER,ALI MODU SHERRIFF ATE AND DINED NITH THUGGERY AND EVEN MADE ONE OF HIS THUG COMMISSIONER, ATIKU IS PART OF IT HE HAS BEEN PARTY TO THOSE LOOTING NIGERIA FOR OVER 30YEARS. THEY ALL WERE KICKING ,PUNCHING ,STABBING ,CLUBBING ,SHOTTING NIGERIA TO DEATH IN THEIR PURSUIT OF SELFISH AGENDA. JONATHAN INHERITED THIS NEAR DEAD PERSON CALLED NIGERIA ,WHO IS IN A VERY BAD SHAPE AND HAS SINCE BEEN TRYING TO RESUSCITATE HIM. ONLY THAT A WHOLE LOT OF NIGERIANS DO NOT KNOW THE STATE NIGERIA IS AND END UP BLAMING THE DOCTOR FOR THE AILMENT INFLICTED ON HER THAT HE IS TRYING TO CURE

Segun

Tinubu may have used thugs, but arming them with guns, it is not true. I don’t even believe thugery is necessary to win elections in Lagos. Ask Obanikoro and he will tell you that thugery does not pay in Lagos.

Lagos Man

Lagos are intelligent people.

daniel

Atiku is confused politician. All those states who are boko strong holds are buhari CPC states not PDP. Even him said it that he will make jona ungovernable for him after the primary election. What is he even taiking about trying to level naija delta agitation with bokoharam? Well, u are trying to rubbish PDP but u ended up rubbishing CPC, buhari, CPC govnors and u urself be cause u stated it when u loose at the primary. Small small u guys are esposing urselves. Even Tinubu.

ayo bankole

Atiku u better go home and rest because obasenjo have end up ur political career, d little change left with u I advice u to keep it for ur family.

Hastel Idowu

Are you saying as big as you are this all you have to say? You don’t want us to reason and act on what he has just said.I want to believe that it is your picture that matters to you and not the comment.We can see you but not your comment.

China

Your head is big for nothing . Why cant you make comment reference to what he said instead of asking him to go home and rest .

We need to know the root of our problem and Atiku is just telling us the root of matter ( BH & MEND ) . Now we can call on all those Governors to call their boys to order or face the law .

SEE YOUR FACE FULL OF PIMPLES .

WELL YOU LOOK A LITTLE BIT OBESITY BUT AVERAGELY YOU FACE NOT TOO BAD.

I

king john

BEIJING,PLEASE AVOID USING ABUSIVE WORDS ON THIS FORUM,,

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And you posted your face here for what?

Hastel Idowu.

This revealing but if Atiku is patriotic enough, he should have made a move to expose this act long before now using his position as former VP. He waited until now so that he will not loose his political interest or what??? Very selfish ideas.

Tony Aneni

Thesame thing happened in Enugu during the first PDP regime, they bought guns and armed ESUT cult boys and after the election they started terrorising the state which translated to the huge cult war in Enugu leading to hatching down a woman in Uwani Enugu in front of her family. Today, so much guns are in the hands of youths and that is why you see pockets of armed robbery even in traffic in most PDP states.

vincent

He should just shut his mouth cos he is part of the decay and corruption we are facing now

dawari

Ex VP Atiku you had shown bravery & boldness, thank you. It’s rather belated & certainly not complete. We, the people had had our own instinct long before your revelations.Nigeria belongs to all of us & it’s now heading to total destruction as we are witnesses to the huge fire ball set by some few disgruntled, unpatriotic & selfish fellow country men & women in this case those we entrusted with the well being, progress & stability of the nation. We will certainly be more grateful to you or to any other one that has knowledge of how we got ourselves into this mess in the first place. Already, unimaginable number of innocent fellow Nigerians had been victims. We are now paying the price for bad & wicked leadership. So please expose the governors & other leaders that brought this mess on us. Finally let us stop blaming the symptoms of past wicked leadership on the present ones unless if they were part of the cause.

Anoda Man

Foolish man atiku go and sit down. If not that Nigeria is a ruined country ppl like u won’t have to be talking bullshit in the public. All our money that u stole no body got u arrested and that is why u r talking rubbish.

John Moses

Nigerians, we are in a war situations,it’s not official as it is now but,events happenings are sending jitters to the spine,Atiku u know all this fact,Why don’t u shout and even work harder to arrest the situation or nib It at the board,Let God arise,we have too many evil people amongst us ,the result will always be chaos and calamities ,until God rescue us like Ghana,there can never be peace in this state of Nigeria,God where are u

jide

Thank you, Atiku for this insightful revelation. If other politicians are courageous as you are, we certainly will have a more peaceful and orderly country as a home today. As for those abusing Atiku for this patriotic comment, they should bear in mind that this man played a major role in killing third term at the expense of his political survival. This same man resisted pressure from PDP governors to become president in 2003 when it was politically immature for a notherner to occupy that office. It was this same man that made it possible for the late MKO Abiola to emerge as SDP presidential candidate in the convention in Jos. Why do we forget things so easily? I think the right thing to do at this point is for the Nigerian masses to identify who their friend is among the political elite and stand by them. This attitude of arrant abuses of a man like Atiku will do the Nigerian people no good. Good morning, everyone.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1344917298 Emmanuel Abayo

we Nigerians knew b4 that PDP don,t win election b4 bcos it show to us OBJ lost election in fornt of his house that can show us for long time all south west vote againt OBJ so we knew PDP don’t win an election in Nigeria even MR PRESIDENT shuld ve not be president in a good society bcos alameiye was impreached in lagos instead of balyesa state and jonathan became jonathan became governor in lagos under tinubu and not balyesa people so that told that MR president came in to power by back door everybody shuld go checked the fast so PDP party hv came in government by back door

Tobibs

Thanks for these revelations Atiku…when revolution comes, the people will know where to look for the culprits

Leader of Tommorow

ALL Current politicians are liars and theives and will do or say anything possible to deceieve the Nigerian populace for their own gain… They all MUST DIE befor Nigeria can move ahead. Remember that there’s a new breed of politicians who are looking up to them as God fathers, they to Must die. We as Nigerians MUST fight for oursleves or risk another military coup. This is the solution for nigeria.

bakos

The real BH is AREWA and APC, Atiku is nt bn sincere to himself. He knows nothing about the Niger Delta. the Niger Delta struggle does not start today nor when Atiku used thuggery to gain power. The ND youths are fighting against the injustice and marginalization meted on them by the so called northern and western controlled FG.

Tolani

This country is like a rat chasing it own tail.Nobody who has bought arms and ammunition for thugs will know peace.The children of those governors will be vagabonds and these governors will die of incurable illnesses.

Leaders of Tomorrow

That is the correct mindset, hate & curse them for their wrong. We need this to fuel our anger on them. These are not leaders they are killers and they too must be killed

You must be crazy! Does this look like the right place to post your business ad? This is the kind of things we mean… You are probably a scam.. Your time will come

http://www.facebook.com/johnnybassb Blonde Johnny Bass

The truth is finally coming out from a former VP who is part and parcel of Boko Haram network, he was part of those who purchased guns and now he is blaming others, like everything Atiku stands for are complete lies. We all know what he stands for and where he stands on issue of any National importance.

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It is an open secret that some Hausa/Fulani members of the ruling PDP party
are the sponsors of the Boko Haram terrorists.Along with them are all members
of the Northern opposition parties,ANPP and CPC.
Alhaji Lemu sabotaged his own Panel.But for that Alhaji Muhammdu Buhari
could have been indicted for orchestrating that after election mayhem of mass
murder 2011.The bandit employed the Boko Haram terrorists to slaughter about
1000 innnocent Nigerians,he claimed rigged the election for his opponent.Among
the victims were our youth corps.He has threatened that dogs and baboons will
be soaked in blood come in 2015 election.
If Alhaji Atiku Abubakar gives a damn about Nigeria,let him join the call for a
Sovereign National Conference.Nigeria is heading for a disintegration,thanks to
the Hausa/Fulani terrorists and their sponsors.

Benjamin

Hmmm! Truth is trickling out after all…God you are wonderful. Let us take every word from this man seriously because he was there from the star and is still there. That leaves Buhari clean and blameless. Forgive us Sir!

M Haruna

Insecurity is a tool used by politicians to divide and rule but d citizenry never never understands ,we have brain but we don’t make good use of it,we have eyes but cannot see d truth. Why ? Cos of sectional and religious differences.
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king john

chika,what you posted is the order of the day now in NIGERIA

magege

true talk

robert Todd

All the opposition members are PDP by proxy so the problem is, even if APC (Afraid People’s Chairman) take power the insecurity cannot stop until injustice stop in the land. How can somebody who milk this country dry walking freely but someone who stole phone, bang 45 years in prison which mean you encourage thieve? Please let no blame PDP but politician all over the country.

http://www.facebook.com/egwuibe.chimaroke Egwuibe Ability Chimaroke

What the former VP is saying is true,if they like let them learn from the past expirence

Kaduna

I am afraid for Atiku because the person that did this (revealing that PDP = BOKO HARAM) has died one way or the other. I hope a flight will not soon be arranged for you too. Anyway I know you are a big gun in Naija, so what AZAZI paid for you may do it and go scot-free.

Abdul Saulawa

Nice piece sir,God’s willing they will never see the end of Nigeria and its citizens but Nigeria and its Citizens will see there shameful end.

Nemesis

Since Atiku has now decided to openly push for military takeover, any military misadventure that fails to outrightly exterminate all past and present political office holders at all levels irrespective of religion, ethnicity, or political party affiliation will only remain a misadventure.

Bolaji OShinowo

This is like crying over split milk. We as citizens of this country can cleanse our land collectively and non violent by simple collectively together adopt a political party and choose whom we want to lead us in govt electively. YES WE CAN JOIN THE NIGERIAN REFORMATION PROCESS.

Omotolaaraujo

If decent citizens had guns they could protect themselves from Boko Haram AND the government.

MaryHill

Wicked man.What did you do beyond telling them not to do it.And they did it.Why didnt you raise an alarm then? So you know those behind th bokos,including yourself.I wrote yesterday that you were already confessing without realing it.God will surely catch you.

Prince Hakeem Olatunji Aidi

NOW I UNDERSTAND NIGERIA POLITICAL ARENA. THEY(POLITICIANS) USED THEM (THUGS) TO GET THERE. ON GETTING THERE, THEY(THUGS) ARE NEGLECTED. THAT RESULTED IN DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BOTH PARTIES AND THE INNOCENT CITIZENS PAY WITH THEIR BLOOD.

Statesmania

Hmm! I wonder whether these big big men think that other dont reason at all.
Because from Atiku’s statement, Governor,s shared guns to boys which later out
gown their control and now formed Niger Delta militants (b4) and Boko haram.

Now, one would ask, is it only in the North (Specifically, NE esp Borno,
Bauchi, etc) and South-South (Niger Delta), that guns and other arms were
shared to boys?

Or could it be possible that it was all over the country and the boys decided
to gather at the North (Specifically North East ) and began to unleash mayhem
not on the government officials and likes who have tendencies of giving them
what they want but, on fellow citizens with major targets on Christians?

Or may be that the boys who were shared the guns decided to be showing their
grievances of neglect by method of ; All boys in each political zone should
form their own mayhem group and start unleashing violence zone by zone
according to their priority (or may be a dice was cast to get who begins first,
second, etc) with South South taking the first turn?

Then, if that is true, isn’t it done us that SW, NW, NC and SE’s are already
incubating their own group violence with a zone ready to kick off theirs as
soon as BH stop theirs (That’s if they’ve got such agenda).

But most importantly, where and what was the position of Atiku when he noticed
that ugly unanimous-like decision of the then govs, being that he also took an
oath office and allegiance to serve and protect lives and properties of
Nigeria; that made it impossible for him to say this then even in the hearing
of Nigerians?

Does Atiku thinks now is the right time to broadcast an expired and routine
news?

Does it meaning that the govs only did and the then presidency was fasting and
praying in the churches and mosques?

Wasn’t this man the same that also started the increasing list of big northern
political quackumpum that threatened of no peace for GEJ administration?

But i do know that Atiku’s wealth from politics and his remaining 1/3 integrity
is enough to buy him front pages of all National Dailies. So why using indirect
means of interview to tell us he wants to run 2015?

May God have mercy on Nigeria for producing and endless list of ever corrupted
leaders. Amen!!!

Virus de christ

Late general Azazi, may your gentle soul rest in perfect peace… We knew pdp kill you for telling Nigerians the truth. Nigeria led federal government “under pdp” plot your murder… Nigeria, kill you. We are sorry…

But please, make sure that your spirit hunt and avenge your death… Non of them should escape plane crash or ship cap-side.

http://www.facebook.com/oratiomena Oratio Odede

PDP THE HUNTER HAS BECOME THE HUNTED BY ITS OWN EMPOWERED HUNTERS O. TNX ATIKU N DO REMAIN THERE TO HELP DIVIDE THAT HOUSE. DIVIDED U FALL. NEMESIS.

john

Let us agree that BH is the product PDP, Who are the members of this PDP, both past and present, Are they not the same people that have joined ACN,APC, ETC with the same PDP blood still in them? My people that entity called Nigeria will never be good.

damiete ekiane

soje jegede your excellency, why not report to the law enforcement agency. hey, so you are among those that bought guns for election

damiete ekiane

Penman George
The insult on our dear President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan is too much. Is it because he is from minority? but keep to yourself that, the first ever academician Nigeria had ever produce as a president. His doctorate degree is not an award. so please give him that respect

PHD ?

You mean that THING in Aso rock .

PHD from University of Porthcourt my foot .

Tell him to re enroll in UNILAG ,UI or OAU , bcos he lack common sense that is expected of PHD holder from reputable university .

ruk12333

true talk

http://www.yahoo.com/ butterfly

I am a Great UIte.

Debullet

so wht was Yar,adua?

chidi c.o.

The federal government should declare war against the boko haram.for killing uniform men and civilians.

jide

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has said he personally warned former Borno, Bayelsa and Rivers States governors against giving youth arms during elections. Atiku who featured as a guest in a popular BBC Hausa Service programme ‘Geneva Hanya’ spoke also on the future of Nigerian election and PDP internal crises. Excerpts:

What can you say about the state of insecurity presently in Nigeria?

Actually in my whole life in Nigeria we have never experienced this kind of insecurity even during the civil war we never experienced this. and there are many reasons.

First, our governments failed to pay more attention to security. Second, the nature of security at present is quite different from the way it was in the past.

In the past we had those at federal, state and local government levels. However, recently, it has all been merged under the central government, a junior officer from the north posted to south and those from south posted to the north, but some crises if you did not engage the locals it is going to be difficult to address.

There are challenges in funding, training and equipment for security personnel; for them to effectively protect the people’s lives and properties.

But Nigerians always see huge amounts of money budgeted for security?

Well! The money is been stolen. Honestly, it is being stolen always.

Do you have any evidence that the money is been stolen?

Well! In that case why are we not seeing anything on the ground? We could not see our security personnel with all the working equipment. You will never see a Nigerian security personnel with anything other than a gun. And gun is not the only security equipment, there are a lot of things.

Some will say this thing started long ago. Even during your time, police were not better off?

No, there was a difference. I could remember when we were in power I told the president that the number of our policemen were not enough compared to our national population. He directed me that every month we should recruit about 2,000 to 5,000 policemen. We started and for two years we were recruiting policemen. And I, personally bought equipment for police like guns and other things. So after about two years, everything stopped. You can’t say it was the same during our time; and during our time, it was not worse like now.

And when there was crises in Yobe, you saw how we handled the situation. We deployed undercover securities, they joined them, knew where they were, their activities and operations and all what they do. After we got the reports, we sent security men; they arrested some and killed some.

Some are of the opinion that those who remain at that time are the ones doing all these things?

Well, they may be the ones and they may not. However, let me tell you when we created the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and started the campaign and those who wanted to contest all emerged, Rivers and Bayelsa State governors, at that time, released huge amounts of money and recruited youths and bought guns for them in order for the governors to win the election. I went and met them and told them that those boys you gathered, if you win the election and if you do not give them jobs they will start attacking people and they are the ones called Niger Delta militants now.

Apart from that the same thing happened in Borno State. I met with the governor and told him that those boys you gathered and you gave them weapons you called them “ecomog” they are going to become a disaster and it happened.

Do you mean it was while you were in power that you talked to Borno State governor?

I had talked to them all. There’s none of them that I did not talk to.

In that case why did not government punished anybody who bought weapons and gave it to some people?

At that time things didn’t get out of hand the way it is now, because they did not have those to attack people.

Now government has set up a committee in an attempt to grant amnesty. Are you saying there is no need for this committee, but instead to look at how it was handled in the past?

No, it could be combined in order to address the problem in a very short period of time.

Some are of the opinion that this is a northern problem and you, the northern elders, are doing nothing to address the problem, instead you rely on government?

Being elders, since we are not in government, the only thing we can do is to advise government. What kind of advice didn’t northern elders channel to the government? Now, I talked about Shehu Lemu’s committee which government had done nothing about it.

People believed that this government is PDP government and you are one of the party’s leaders. This means that the party has no powers over its members?

What I want you to understand is that the party has been crippled, meaning that those in power have no regard and respect for the party.

How come we, who created the party, are not being consulted on how to address the party’s problems?

Though it has been crippled as you said, you remain in it up to now?

Yes, we are in it because we believe we are going to address its problems, by God’s grace.

How could you do that because even in your state now, where the party chairman also comes from, There are a lot of problems and you have failed to adress them?

No! We all sat down, about 50 of us we are working together. It is only one person who we are not working together with, that is the governor.

Why?

Because he thinks because he is in power he is the only person who will do and undo. The day, as a leader, you will not do justice you are going to see what you do not want to see.

At the same time, on his part, he also said he never did anything against the law and the committee was set up?

Which committee? Sule Lamido’s committee. This committee was not supposed to be set up from the beginning. Why? Because nothing was done contrary to the law. A party where the governor does what he likes and anybody he wants is the one to win in an election, not who the people want then it is not a party any longer.

During your time it was the same, as what the president wanted was final?

So what happened? Because of that I fought him till the day we parted ways. I was not part of it and I will not allow it.

At the national level, there is also a problem when the party took her own side, governors took the other one, why?

This thing is not good and there is need for reconciliation.

What do you think caused this differences?

Both are to blame, meaning governors took side, saying this is what they wanted to do in their states, and the president said no. The only solution is justice and, honesty, both in the ruling the party and the country, without these nothing will last.

In Geneva, you said there is no difference between democracy and military government in Nigeria. What do you mean?

What I mean is that those who takeover from the military – majority of them were military so they ruled as if it was the military government. Unfortunately, civilians also inherited this and they keep on practising it. Some people think that all these problems have something to do with 2015 election?

Actually, there is time for the 2015 election, may be some are doing what they are doing now because of that may be not.

Are you regretting coming back to PDP?

No, I am not regretting at all.

What about some restrictions on you by the party, how do you see them?

They are not doing so because I left the party and bounced back. They are doing so because they are afraid of me. Everybody is afraid of me in the party.

So you are trying to contest in 2015?

We are yet to come to that. We are going to fix the party problems whether somebody likes it or not.

Are you contesting in 2015?

Let us wait till the time comes.

You did not give me an answer?

I gave you an answer. Do you want me to tell you that I will contest or I will not? So I am not going to tell you because the time has not yet come. If it comes, I will tell you. Do you think I am afraid of you?

Is there anything that will stop you from contesting, considering that you contested before?

No, nothing will prevent me. No law stated this, I can contest to the end of my life and you know that. I have this right, if I am well.

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Pickford

PDP has failed the nation. Atiku you are part of this mess because you too won election as a governor before you were picked by OBJ as vice. You have hand in boko haram too so stop pointing accusing fingers to other governors. Accept the fact and close your mouth because you all are a big disgrace to Nigeria.

Ambrose

HEY NIGERIANS!

BECAUSE ATIKU IS SAYING SOMETHING SWEET NOW, DOES IT MEAN IT ALSO HAS TO BE THE TRUTH? MUST WE BELIEVE EVERYTHING AS LONG AS IT APPEALS TO OUR CURIOSITY? REMEMBER 2015 IS AROUND THE CORNER AND ATIKU IS EQUALLY AS RUTHLESS POLITICIAN.

YES, WE ALL KNOW BH AND MILITANTS ARE PRODUCTS OF THE SOCIETY… YES. BUT WHY WON’T ATIKU MENTION EVEN ONE OF THOSE SO CALLED GOVERNORS? WHY DID HE NOT VOLUNTEER INFORMATION TO SECURITY AGENTS EVER SINCE BUT INSTEAD HAD WAITED FOR BH TO DESTROY HIS PEOPLE AND THE COUNTRY HE WANTS TO COME BACK TO RULE?

I DO NOT TRUST ANY NORTHERN LEADER IN THIS BH THING. IN FACT, I NO LONGER TRUST ANY NORTHERN MUSLIM NO MORE. ONE MAJOR REASON BH HAS NOT SUCCEEDED ANYWHERE IN THE SOUTH IS BECAUSE NO MUSLIM IN THE SOUTH WILL ALLOW WEAPONS OF DESTRUCTION TO BE HIDDEN IN HIS HOME OR IN HIS MOSQUE.THERE IS AMPLE PROOF THAT THE AVERAGE NORTHERN MUSLIM IS SYMPATHETIC AND ACCOMMODATING AS FAR AS BOKO HARAM’S ACTIVITIES ARE CONCERNED. EL RUFAI CAN MAKE ALL THE NOISE HE WANTS. FOOD FOR THOUGHT!!!

Fan

we dont have to like him or vote for him but we have o agree with him when he makes sense. do we have to agree with whatever somebody we like says because we like them?

http://www.yahoo.com/ butterfly

What are you trying to say? Are you the only Nigerian who does not know the names of those Governors who bought guns for youths in the Niger Delta. Are you also pretending that you dont know the present Governors in the Niger Delta who are still buying guns for youths to kidnap and kill their opponents? Continue to waite for Atiku.

BlackieUmukoro

Very quick to mention that niger delta militants were the creation of PDP governors but went dumb on how boko haram came about, or was it Ecomog that metarphosed into boko haram? Atiku say it all if you want to talk and don’t talk with your loose tongu in check

http://www.yahoo.com/ butterfly

Atiku has said what you deliberately dont want to understand.

BlackieUmukoro

Like lying like a fish
Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN

http://www.yahoo.com/ butterfly

This your device, ibi like idon enter your head. Bros Blackberry no be da phone again. Some people dont change from that level. TRY GALAXY S4. With this you dont need to disturb your hands again. You go just think and anything you think, you go just see it appear on your phone. Abeg make you go dump this scarecrow of a devive. Abi na China Blackberry you de use?

let agree that PDP(north) acquired and armed the youths and Atiku knew about this then the questions are

1. Why didn’t the govt of the day(Atiku’s/OBJ) do anything about
2. Who are these Governors and where are they now
3. Why is it now that Atiku deems right to tell Nigerians.

My people make una forget PDP or Opposition, as far as the north is concerned they know no ruling party or opposition.

I
believe that the North had planned a long time ago what is happening
now, from the utterances of Ango Ibrahim, Lawal Kaita, Adamu Ciroma and
Atiku himself, Modiu sheriff that governor Borno state was an ANPP
Governor has been accused of setting up ECOMOG and supporting Boko
Haram, before BH blew out proportion.
The North, whether in PDP or opposition are working in tandem to make
NIgeria ungovernable by putting into action what they promised that
should the North(not PDP or CPC or ACN) not get the presidency of
Nigeria, please note “the North”, they don’t care which party as long as
it is a northern person that is in power.

Atiku and those in
know that kept quiet and refused to nip the problem in the bud laid that
foundation for the trouble we are in today, yet they want to place it
at Jonathan’s footstep,

The motive of Atiku on the revelation is
to give the impression that BOKO HARAM and PDP is connected(which may
be true) but the ultimate aim is to discredit GEJ and his 2015 ambition

paulo

Speaking on how he cautioned some state governors against buying arms and ammunition for the youth, Atiku said, “During our time when there was such crisis in Yobe, you saw how we tackled it. First of all, we sent undercover agents who mixed up with the insurgents and understood their modus operandi. When the report was brought to us, we then sent security agents who rounded up the enclave, arrested some of them and killed those that had to be killed.

Wow, “Killed those that had to be killed” Not prosecuting them, what a leader?
so why do we have courts in Nigeria?

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Chris

Atiku should name the Governors or forever keep quiet.

yinka

they are peter Odilli of Rivers and Ali sherif of Borno states respectivelly, its an open secret

you are right. i was in port harcourt during 2003 when it all started. That was how ateke tom and asari and soboma became powerful.

http://www.facebook.com/tonyighovu.makpa Tony Ighovu Makpa

Mr. Man, all of u are d same stop pretendin 2 b d nice guy here

LonelyNigerian

Mr. Atiku, which Governors and which people did you advice not to buy GUN to win elections that refused? Swear that you did not buy guns and employed youths at least within your area to win election?…….. The big wings of all other parties have one affliation or the other with PDP, they are all PDP in nature even if they carry different names, ACN, AD, CPC etc. You can fool the people sometimes but you cannot fool the people all the time.

BlamePDP

lets agree that PDP(north) acquired and armed the youths and Atiku knew about this then the questions are

1. Why didn’t the govt of the day(Atiku’s/OBJ) do anything about
2. Who are these Governors and where are they now
3. Why is it now that Atiku deems right to tell Nigerians.

My people make una forget PDP or Opposition, as far as the north is concerned they know no ruling party or opposition.

I believe that the North had planned a long time ago what is happening
now, from the utterances of Ango Ibrahim, Lawal Kaita, Adamu Ciroma and
Atiku himself, Modiu sheriff that governor Borno state was an ANPP
Governor has been accused of setting up ECOMOG and supporting Boko
Haram, before BH blew out proportion.
The North, whether in PDP or opposition are working in tandem to make
NIgeria ungovernable by putting into action what they promised that
should the North(not PDP or CPC or ACN) not get the presidency of
Nigeria, please note “the North”, they don’t care which party as long as
it is a northern person that is in power.

Atiku and those in know that kept quiet and refused to nip the problem in the bud laid that foundation for the trouble we are in today, yet they want to place it
at Jonathan’s footstep,

The motive of Atiku on the revelation is to give the impression that BOKO HARAM and PDP is connected(which may be true) but the ultimate aim is to discredit GEJ and his 2015 ambition.

Atiku is talking bullshit. He has been a vice president. Why can’t he name the said governors in his interview or divulge information to the police? These are all cover ups. Atiku is now on the fence. Not 100% PDP but dangling and working for ACN/CPC/APC. iIf what he said is correct, then he is responsible for the present insecurity in the country. As vice president, he should have seen to it that prompt action was taken to remove the guns from the society. This single confession disqualifies Atiku for any public office.

Olumide Olaitan

The reason why we have never been good at solving most of our problems is that we attack the messenger and go ahead to deride the message. What Atiku Abubakar is saying is simple: our state of insecurity and crisis is fuelled by State Governors setting up of militias. And that when these militia groups are used to win election and are nor provided for subsequently, they will proceed to create jobs for themselves like we are now observing in most parts of the country. Period!

http://www.facebook.com/sprech.victor Victor Parri

one of the problem in Nigeria today or the major problem is the rate of illiterate and tribalistc journalisum in Nigeria, Is unfortunate that vanguard, Punch and channel are among them. I have always said it that ACN and CPC are not oposition reather these are the umbraller that shed or sponsor terrorist in Nigeria…..!! the mojor problem the GLJ gov. face is lack of data banking….

king john

You are on the line victor,,If I should take the position of Mr president now,,I will arrest some of this opposition party members and prosecute them,,

http://www.facebook.com/asiwaju.oluwaseun Lanre Oluwaseun Asiwaju

For what offence? I bet you don’t know how democracy works. In the US where we copied our system, the Republicans are nothing more than anti-Obama. However, Obama has got to deal with them whether in Senate or House. The American people don’t wanna hear stories like “Congress is making America ungovernable”. The Republicans are in the opposition and their job isn’t to glowingly praise Obama. The gospel truth remains that the bucks stop on his table and he has a chance to write his name in history. Regards!

Sheilah willams

Did I read right arrestand kill those that should be killed! How is this not extrajudicial killing? What are you not telling us? We’re they killed in self defense, I think civil defender needs to invite Atiku for questioning to determine how they defined criteria for the people who were killed in his interview above

kila

buhari have made it obvious that democracy will not run smooth bcos of his military background [ones a soldier]. if we can allow a military man in agbada to hit up a democratic system simply bcos he is not use to democratic norms.that mean some one is taking us for a ride in the name of politic. i wonder the the kind of legacy/footprint we are keeping for the next generation[fear]. buhari is seduced by selfishness and gready for power.envy and inferiority complex and arrogant ego have made him a rotational failure. how can u survive in politic without team spirit which he lacks. APC ve not properly merge he is asking to share position first? if he is drowning .he must carry zombify pple along. love intimidate hatred in all ramification. with love . lets free our self and fly away from boko haram polluted freah air

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"Mr Orubebe, you are former minister of the Federal Republic, you are a statesman in your own right and you must be careful about what you say and about the allegations or accusations that you make and certainly you must be careful about your public conducts."

INEC's Chairman, Attairu Jega cautioning Orubebe over his conduct during the release of the Presidential election results.